Philly soul singer Major
Harris scored one of the most sensual ballads of the 1970s, “Love Won’t
Let Me Wait.”Complete with
orgasmic moaning and a seductive groove, the song was a number one hit
while also making the top 5 on the pop charts.

Perhaps success was
inevitable for Harris, considering his deep family ties to the city’s soul
scene.His brother is Joe
Jefferson, who helped write some of the Spinners’ biggest hits, and his
cousin was the legendary Norman Harris.

The Virginia
native spent many years waiting for his moment in the sun, serving as a
member of the Jarmels, Frankie Lymon’s Teenagers, and Nat Turner’s
Rebellion.His major break
was when he joined the Delfonics, where he stayed until 1975.

For his solo album he was
produced by Bobby Eli for WMOT productions and employed the services of
MFSB and the Sweethearts Of Sigma vocalists.“Love Won’t Let Me Wait” was the
highlight of My Way, and follow up album Jealousy is highly
regarded as well.

In 1978 Harris switched to
RCA, where he cut one album.How Do You Take Your Love didn’t generate chart action,
but “Night Moods” was later covered by Chaka Khan. The dance cut “All My
Life” was his last single. He has returned to the Delfonics.